Wild Crickets: Evolution in nature
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Chivalrous Crickets

Males let females escape from predators and end up eaten themselves
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Wild females benefit from being promiscuous

It's not just males that gain from mutliple mates
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More mating doesn't always mean more babies

There's more to being a father than being a lover
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The best strategy depends on what sort of male you are

I'm a lover not a fighter
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Avoiding Incest

Do crickets ever meet their relatives, and do they mate if they do?
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Unpredictable old guys​

Do crickets change their personalities as they get older?
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What happens in the lab doesn’t have to stay in the lab​

Do lab studies really reflect what happens in nature?
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Social networks, fighting and sperm competition​​

Males compete to fertilise females in different ways, forming networks of interactions
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